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some of us would like more aggressive action. i know how deferentially you want to speak to the industry and you want to make sure everything is done right. but there is a bucket -- another point of view from the one express, but -- from the one expressed. during the consideration of the cr, mr. cole, the author of the amendment to stop epa regulation of greenhouse gases, said, "this will rein in epa and prevent them from implementing the so- called cap and trade monstrosity on states like texas." i did not know that bp was trying to implement cap and trade. to the greenhouse gas regulations that epa implemented in december institute cap and trade without congressional action? >> no, we have taken no steps to establish a cap and trade program and we do not intend to do so. i join with the president in calling for legislation in the absence of that. >> without congressional action, you will not be acting on that. thank you, miss jackson. we heard from mr. barton, the ranking member on the commerce committee, that carbon dioxide is
some of us would like more aggressive action. i know how deferentially you want to speak to the industry and you want to make sure everything is done right. but there is a bucket -- another point of view from the one express, but -- from the one expressed. during the consideration of the cr, mr. cole, the author of the amendment to stop epa regulation of greenhouse gases, said, "this will rein in epa and prevent them from implementing the so- called cap and trade monstrosity on states like...
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used it before. that is we cannot have the government saying here's what we will give you. you have to have a system in place that engages the individual, makes them have a skin and the game, a stake in the game. i think it is vitally important that we do that. health insurance coverage for everybody, but in a way that engages the individual so they have some interest financial interest, in the health care they're consuming. if not, we will have misallocation of resources. we'll have over-utilization. and this bill is scheduled to cost more than $2 trillion in the first years it is implemented. it will be much more than that. unless we do something to bring people involved. again, it is this group of people in washington led by president obama who believe they are smart enough to tell you everything you need to do and how to do it as opposed to say no, we will trust individuals. ls. the program i'm advocating is something called you care, which is speaker -- centered around you, not him. >> what is y
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a lot of us were concerned when use the road out that program. i wanted to bring that to your attention. my home state of california as you mentioned, we have our own environmental laws. i in -- in almost every case we meet or exceed standards. we have a process in california called the california environmental quality act that receives -- a exceeds your requirements. one agency after the other, because we have a significant job problem in california. our unemployment rate is 12.5%. the requirements are causing significant delays in permitting processes in order to get projects under way. have you given any thought to states such as mine where permit applications, documents that are submitted by the state's such as california that exceed requirements, that the requirements can be waived. i cannot think of a state that has more stringent environmental laws than the state of california. do you not think that is a way we can work towards getting these projects under way quicker? >> i have not focused on that process. it is run from the white house.
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have ever used -- only 40% have ever used v.a. they do know what their benefits are. >> 47% who are eligible have chosen not to use it within the system. there are reasons for its. communication plays a vital part. >> can you give us some figures? >> we will just cover a few of these statistics that may have been highlighted. about 6% of the women in our service separate from some form of traumatic brain injury. 38% sever from posttraumatic stress. 15% his suffered the treated that to military sexual trauma. 28 cents a not apply for women benefits or did not know they were eligible. 66% were enrolled in health-care systems that maintain private health care. 40% -- it is only available to them. the preferred these private healthcare. that has to do with safety and security. and may be attributed to it as well. 38% and not satisfied with measures a credibility. 67% of the professionals exhibited trustworthiness. that is positive. it has a lack of trustworthiness. 21% would almost never referred to the v.a. to another service member.
have ever used -- only 40% have ever used v.a. they do know what their benefits are. >> 47% who are eligible have chosen not to use it within the system. there are reasons for its. communication plays a vital part. >> can you give us some figures? >> we will just cover a few of these statistics that may have been highlighted. about 6% of the women in our service separate from some form of traumatic brain injury. 38% sever from posttraumatic stress. 15% his suffered the treated...
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we used a lot. it we could not be there that day, you look at the witnesses and there are some days you know you are not going to be on the air and there is 92 be there. there is a service were you to get the transcript everyday of any big trial in the country. it was gangbusters for about five years. that is another thing for courts to think about. we've got through this successful battle with the supreme court. we can now get the transcript of the oral arguments of the court. are you ready for this? the same day. [laughter] it used to be if we wanted the transcript the same day, we would band together and cough up enough money to pay them. it would come to us at the early hour of 6:00 p.m. the court has authorized us to get an unofficial transcript for an oral argument that ends at 11:00. we can get it by 1:00. we can see a rough draft at 1:00. it is tremendously helpful. transgressed are extremely useful. -- transcripts are extremely useful. i watched some of these people who live-blot files. obv
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i think most of us, allf us think help inappropriate it can be. by and large, the terrorist we are dealing with have come from that community, and that is a fact. it is also important to realize that at one point, -- there are 01 0.4 blion muslims in the world. our responsibility is to reach out and embrace them and bill that level of trust and credibility. it is like the man who went into the embassy to talk about the detroit bomber. that is the kind of information and resources we need. >> we have built on that. the fbi has efforts we participate in. we have a civil rights and civil liberties component within the department. that active outreach programs. the muslim community in terms of associations have reached out to us and invited us to other meetings in their communities and so forth. there is an active bridge building going on. it is important, because as tom said, it is important to distinguish muslims from islamists, from terrorist, that very small percentage to seek to do us harm. that small percentage exists, but it is not the muslim c
i think most of us, allf us think help inappropriate it can be. by and large, the terrorist we are dealing with have come from that community, and that is a fact. it is also important to realize that at one point, -- there are 01 0.4 blion muslims in the world. our responsibility is to reach out and embrace them and bill that level of trust and credibility. it is like the man who went into the embassy to talk about the detroit bomber. that is the kind of information and resources we need....
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i use charts to visualize the trends. i use those charts in my opinion pieces. i kind of build an opinion out of the charts. for me, the data comes first. i do not decide i will talk about the subject and then go out for the data. i search for the data first on something interesting, something that agrees with an opinion that i have. sometimes i find something that would surprise my readers. and i build out from there. >> i started reading you on saturdays. there is always a big chart on there. when was it decided that they wanted you to do this? >> i started almost three years ago. i left "the times" to become the art director for "national geographic." it was kind of an untenable situation in that i never moved to washington d.c. i commuted from brooklyn to washington. i was single with three kids. i had three nannies. it was an untenable situation. i said i could not do it anymore. they told me i could work from home. the executive editor at the time kept harassing me the entire time i was away saying i had to come back to "the times." we had lunch. he said t
i use charts to visualize the trends. i use those charts in my opinion pieces. i kind of build an opinion out of the charts. for me, the data comes first. i do not decide i will talk about the subject and then go out for the data. i search for the data first on something interesting, something that agrees with an opinion that i have. sometimes i find something that would surprise my readers. and i build out from there. >> i started reading you on saturdays. there is always a big chart on...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at qnda.org. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, live, your calls and comments on "washington journal." then we will have remarks by president obama in santiago, chile. tonight on c-span 3, a white house summit on bullying the tree michelle obama and president obama would discuss his own experiences with bullying as a child. >> as adults, we all remember what was like to see kids picked on in the hallway or the school yard. with big ears and the name i have, i was not immune. [laughter] i did not emerge unscathed. because of something that happens a lot, and something that has always been around, sometimes we turn a blind eye to the problem. >> y to the white house bullying summit tonight at 8:00 eastern on cspan 3. the >> this morning, and jack spencer takes a look at the nuclear situation in light of
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i use them all the time. what caught my attention here was being from the south the states that are most conservative, conservatives are bashing the first lady for this approach. the states that are the most conservative are the ones that have the biggest issues with obesity and general, childhood obesity and the accompanying problems that brings along. i just want to point out that they have the most to gain from dealing with this issue. >> it shows on the charts the percentage of obese children from 2007 and you go down to the south and mississippi 44.4% compared to a state like south dakota where it is only 28.4%. how long does it take you to do a column like that. >> i do the graphics. that is the fun part. once i have figured out what i want to write, it is not hard to do. the problem -- the challenge for may is finding a subject that sings. it is a sexy topic, the one that people want to read, one that has -- that brings something new to the table, a new way of looking at it and analysis only i can deli
i use them all the time. what caught my attention here was being from the south the states that are most conservative, conservatives are bashing the first lady for this approach. the states that are the most conservative are the ones that have the biggest issues with obesity and general, childhood obesity and the accompanying problems that brings along. i just want to point out that they have the most to gain from dealing with this issue. >> it shows on the charts the percentage of obese...
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we had republican policies that gave us this recession, which gave us the foreclosures, which gave us all of the people out of work. as for the tea party, i am sure it is different in every state, but here in north carolina they have not even finished high school. they will protest the sky is blue. they say we're went to protest the sky is blue, hundreds of them would turn out in protest. they are a bunch of hot heads. host: congressman webster, any response to elizabeth? guest: i think the point is here we are spending more money than we're taking in. some way we have to bring that into balance. that is what i have to say to you. report to work together. we're cord to work in tandem. we will come up with common sense solutions, and we're willing to have results. -- we are going to work in tandem. the government is a picture of just spending too much money. in my mind, we have to cut the spending in order to balance the budget. host: now that you have been here for three months, what has surprised you? how was it different from the florida house and senate? guest: the mechanics are th
we had republican policies that gave us this recession, which gave us the foreclosures, which gave us all of the people out of work. as for the tea party, i am sure it is different in every state, but here in north carolina they have not even finished high school. they will protest the sky is blue. they say we're went to protest the sky is blue, hundreds of them would turn out in protest. they are a bunch of hot heads. host: congressman webster, any response to elizabeth? guest: i think the...
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for free transcripts or give us your comments about this program, visit us at qa.org. are also available as c-span podcast. >> next, british prime minister david cameron on libya. then "road to the white house" then a discussion on what is ahead for congress and the white house. tomorrow on "washington journal," jack spencer examine its nuclear power energy in the u.s. in the wake of the disaster in japan. they discuss the consumer product safety information database which would allow consumers to report safety problems and read complaints filed by other consumers. and president up america's promise alliance talks about her campaign to reverse rising high- school dropout rates. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> provide coverage of politics, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, on line and social media networks. find our content online through our video library and we take c- span on the road bringing our resources to the community. it is washington your way, this c-span networks. created by cable, pr
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i used to take him to visit the houses on the program he established. and i would introduce him to people in the community, and people who bought the homes and local tenants. because there was no one that he couldn't talk to in a natural, easy way. because he didn't see himself as separated by wealth or fame. or his own society. so i guess, i think that model and that tends to be the way that many of the people that get involved with an organization like ours are. they are really interested in people. they don't see themselves as separate. they see themselves as part of a community. and they are probably unusually driven by the desire to be successful. a lot of type "a" personalities. but they don't see that as making them better than anyone else. so i think it's to get out and meet diverse people and make sure they understand that -- i mean what is great about america is. and i see this in contrast to some european societies, we are not a class-driven society. and the people that i work with regardless of their wealth tend to be very down to earth. int
i used to take him to visit the houses on the program he established. and i would introduce him to people in the community, and people who bought the homes and local tenants. because there was no one that he couldn't talk to in a natural, easy way. because he didn't see himself as separated by wealth or fame. or his own society. so i guess, i think that model and that tends to be the way that many of the people that get involved with an organization like ours are. they are really interested in...
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sigtarp made recommendations to us. we have implemented 14. the ones we did not would have made it harder for people to get assistance. it would have required us to thumbprint anyone and would have required more documentation about income, comparing their income to when they got their mortgage. other things like that. the last recommendation was in april of last year. lately, he said the program is a failure but we have not seen in thesanything specific. we are expanding our compliance reporting and we will withhold incentives. on that, what we did from the outset was we had a very strong compliance program to get servicers to fix the problem. there was not -- we only pay money when they enter into the permanent modification. there were not entering which is why we focused on remedial actions. >> there is a lot of frustration on both sides of the aisle. the question is, what can we do pass the conversation to affect more people? is there something we need to do differently? i for one and many of my colleagues voted against the bill yesterday t
sigtarp made recommendations to us. we have implemented 14. the ones we did not would have made it harder for people to get assistance. it would have required us to thumbprint anyone and would have required more documentation about income, comparing their income to when they got their mortgage. other things like that. the last recommendation was in april of last year. lately, he said the program is a failure but we have not seen in thesanything specific. we are expanding our compliance...
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that gets us nowhere. we cannot defend our own children and neighborhoods if we had bad information. why should we be surprised? we know our enemies are probing the system every day. they come in many forms, many shapes. right now as we speak in this hearing, the enemy is probing our systems. no question about it. we need to be strong. the graph you showed a few moments ago is very artful to the very community you are investigating. -- very hurtful to the very committee you are investigating. i do not what this administration -- i do not think this administration was to protect it any less than any other district. >> even after five minutes of that, i still love you. i recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> process, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chair -- thank you mr. chairman. i want to thank the chair for this desperately needed hearing. i want to thank the leadership for bringing this to the forefront and i hope we have more of these hearings. for my colleagues on the other side, i will be wi
that gets us nowhere. we cannot defend our own children and neighborhoods if we had bad information. why should we be surprised? we know our enemies are probing the system every day. they come in many forms, many shapes. right now as we speak in this hearing, the enemy is probing our systems. no question about it. we need to be strong. the graph you showed a few moments ago is very artful to the very community you are investigating. -- very hurtful to the very committee you are investigating. i...
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you have helped us get to over 100. can you please help us get to 300? the number one source of information on how people signed up for this pilot his family and friends. he well could be incredibly helpful to us in this area. commander, i'm going to ask nancy to resend her mission to today. if you see what considered this deletion. i can think of no greater source of communication to young veterans and the family and friends of the american legion community. i ask for your assistance humbly. [applause] you know, it's great that e've been come to a national conference in washington d.c. we need to remember that in america, 17% of americans live in rural america, but 37% of veterans live in rural america. for a long time, veterans from rural america have been underserved when it comes to employment. we realized this last year when we launched a pilot program in washington state, a very innovative partnership, will commit veterans service organizations, state government teams, corp. for community service, were the first time we get boots on the ground in r
you have helped us get to over 100. can you please help us get to 300? the number one source of information on how people signed up for this pilot his family and friends. he well could be incredibly helpful to us in this area. commander, i'm going to ask nancy to resend her mission to today. if you see what considered this deletion. i can think of no greater source of communication to young veterans and the family and friends of the american legion community. i ask for your assistance humbly....
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they used to be good people. they used to be good things. i think it has gotten to the point where it cost us more than we can afford. we do not have much in the wake of unions in florida and we managed to get along just fine. host: you said you were republican and then you went further. what do you mean by that? caller: i got a little bit more extreme and went tea party. host: what are the differences between the two? caller: i think republicans can get a little witchy washy and go more democrat. host: as far as the proposed cuts on spending, what do you make as far as what republicans are offering, $33 billion and the proposals for $100 billion that have been called by some tea party members? caller: i think the more the better. we have bigger bills. you cannot spend your way out of debt with credit. everybody knows that. our nation is trying to do that. i know it is going to take away from me. it is going to take away from everybody. we have to get back on our feet and tried to do it on our own and not depend on the government for everyth
they used to be good people. they used to be good things. i think it has gotten to the point where it cost us more than we can afford. we do not have much in the wake of unions in florida and we managed to get along just fine. host: you said you were republican and then you went further. what do you mean by that? caller: i got a little bit more extreme and went tea party. host: what are the differences between the two? caller: i think republicans can get a little witchy washy and go more...
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who would help us? it would just be us. why do we, the american people, have to go around and help everybody else? we have our own problems going on in this country. host: how can we help us prepare for natural disasters? caller: we can learn from other people's mistakes or from other countries. host: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, republican line. caller: this is really a design issue. with the new plants, the new designs, the chinese are building some. if all power fails, and generators to not work, it still calls itself. -- do not work, it still cools itself. we have nuclear reactors running around in aircraft and submarines. they are using new designs. host: here is an editorial from the "financial times" talking about this issue. beverly hills, california. democrat line. caller: i am calling regarding some of the criticism that is coming in. we can learn something by thinking of safety measures, culture of order, and a centering ourselves and being as disciplined as the japanese have been with all of the disasters occurring
who would help us? it would just be us. why do we, the american people, have to go around and help everybody else? we have our own problems going on in this country. host: how can we help us prepare for natural disasters? caller: we can learn from other people's mistakes or from other countries. host: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, republican line. caller: this is really a design issue. with the new plants, the new designs, the chinese are building some. if all power fails, and generators to not...
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my dad used to -- power plants, they used to burn coal and trash. he used to go of the power plants -- you know, they are safe. it is just one real good, you know? now it is all nuclear. no clear is bombs. that is what they make nukes out of. nuclear power plants are bad for the country. and taxes are getting too high. we need to start drilling oil and we need to free open the market a little bit better than what it is. and all of these environmentalists need to be fired. and the unions are gone. it is just getting out of control in washington, d.c., and somebody needs to get in there and shake it all out. host: thank you for your call. photographs of operations off the coast of japan. guided missile cruiser, one of 14 ships deployed to assist the people of japan and their 1- week-old dealing with a tsunami, the earthquake, and the nuclear crisis. we are looking for your most significant news story this week, in a week of a very momentous issues domestically and across the globe. atlanta, georgia, is next. is it a call from danny who is a democrat.
my dad used to -- power plants, they used to burn coal and trash. he used to go of the power plants -- you know, they are safe. it is just one real good, you know? now it is all nuclear. no clear is bombs. that is what they make nukes out of. nuclear power plants are bad for the country. and taxes are getting too high. we need to start drilling oil and we need to free open the market a little bit better than what it is. and all of these environmentalists need to be fired. and the unions are...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q & a.org. q&a are also available at c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] 1] >> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions in the house of commons. after that, a conversation with a republican pollster and author, frank luntz. then in the oversight hearing on federal spending. tomorrow on "washington journal" and editors talks about how republican governors are challenging the white house on health care, federal money for high-speed rail, and unions. and brianllagher yea moulton discuss same-sex marriage laws. pa andt dalton chief operating officer of the government account -- accountability office. "washington journal" live on c- span eastern at 7:00 every morning. >> in four weeks' time, a program comes into place. it starts in a couple of weeks' time. [unintelligible] ♪ ♪ >> prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week british prime minister david cameron
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people use the various different percentages the way they wish to use them. just like tenure has become an excuse to not evaluate teachers, and teacher union contracts are not about how we transform education, how we get people the tools and conditions they need to do a good job because teacher and children's interests are virtually the same. teachers go into this profession to make a difference in the lives of kids, and our lafflet caller was right. when you see all this bashing and demonizing of the very people that want to make a difference in kids, it is a chilling effect to get people to go into our profession. host: joe writes, if it is not true accident then i'm wrong, teachers can be fired at the direction of the principal. yes or no? guest: correct. if you notice, i start talking about it like due process. it is not like what happens in colleges. it is that in most districts, there is a three-year probationary period before somebody, if they get fired, just gets a hearing before that happens p that's what tenure is. and it has been used as an excuse
people use the various different percentages the way they wish to use them. just like tenure has become an excuse to not evaluate teachers, and teacher union contracts are not about how we transform education, how we get people the tools and conditions they need to do a good job because teacher and children's interests are virtually the same. teachers go into this profession to make a difference in the lives of kids, and our lafflet caller was right. when you see all this bashing and demonizing...
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used it before. that's why you can't have the government say, here's what we're going to give you. you have to have a system in place that engages the individual. makes them have a stake in the game. i think it is important that we do have health insurance coverage for everybody but we have to do it in a way that engages the individual so they have some financial interest in the health care that they are consuming. if not we are going to get misallocation of resources over-utilization, and this bill, which is scheduled to cost over $2 trillion the first 10 years it is implemented will be a fraction of that. it will be much more than that. unless we do something to get people involved. it is a group of people in washington led by president obama who believe they are smart enough to tell you everything you need to do and how to do it as opposed to saying, no, we're going to trust individuals. the program i'm advocating is something called you care, which is speaker -- centered around you, not him. >> w
used it before. that's why you can't have the government say, here's what we're going to give you. you have to have a system in place that engages the individual. makes them have a stake in the game. i think it is important that we do have health insurance coverage for everybody but we have to do it in a way that engages the individual so they have some financial interest in the health care that they are consuming. if not we are going to get misallocation of resources over-utilization, and this...
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they are providing us the equipment on loan. they are permitting us to ride. we have now crossed that barrier. >> i will talk about the economic situation. the unemployment rate is still high. it is attributed to a number of factors including the stabilization of the financial system, monetary policy end inventory rebuilding. economic growth slowed in the spring and summer of last year including european debt issues. we have seen increases evidence that a self sustaining recovery may be taking hold. i make special note of consumer spending. we also had good gains in the u.s. manufacturing output. my projection is that we will see stronger economic growth. the federal report says rejection speed -- projections. it is higher than projections made in november. despite the improvement in the growth of output, it is only improving slowly. we do see some grounds for optimism. there are declines in the new unemployment claims. the signal wall for unemployment to come down to desired levels -- it has still taken a while for unemployment to come down to desired levels.
they are providing us the equipment on loan. they are permitting us to ride. we have now crossed that barrier. >> i will talk about the economic situation. the unemployment rate is still high. it is attributed to a number of factors including the stabilization of the financial system, monetary policy end inventory rebuilding. economic growth slowed in the spring and summer of last year including european debt issues. we have seen increases evidence that a self sustaining recovery may be...
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if they see pot use, they're going to use it. if they see people drinking and getting drunk, they're going to do it. a student was 16 at the time, a fairly smart young man and he wanted to debate me about legalizing marijuana. as i talked to him he claimed that he had been using since 11 years old. he lived with a parent in georgia that had to go live a grand parnt in south carolina and then he moved in with his father who was handicapped and didn't have a sterling record. but i asked him, have you ever quit using marijuana? and he said yeah i tried it one time, it lasted six yeeks. so in essence he was telling me he was still youing it. skwloo thanks for the call host: thanks for the call. back to the phones, morristown, tennessee. james on our line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning. host: what do you think about states rethinking drug sentencing laws? caller: well, i think it's fine as thinking in the proper aspect. the way the laws need to be set up is as long as you're not encroaching on someone else's righ
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q & a.org. q&a are also available at c-span podcasts. >> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions in the house of commons. then a congressional oversight hearing examines of the trouble asset relief program known as tarp. and another chance see "q&a" with columnist sports columnist sally jenkins. tomorrow on "washington journal" hotline executive editor josh crarbar talks about how they're funding health care, money on high-speed rail and unions. maggie gallagher for the national organization for marriage and brian moulten of the union rights campaign discuss efforts by house republicans to defend the law that defends federal recognition of same-sex marriage, known as the defense of marriage act. and pat daltearnings chief operating officer of the government accountability office discusses a goo report on overlapping federal programs. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in four weeks' time -- in four weeks' time, in four weeks' time his own cuts program
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i used to work there. i was in the green room and the president decided to double down and get this bill passed. who cared about the public opinions? he was going to have the house passed it. i said where you doing? you are going to destroy yourself in the election. the public is against what you are doing. what are you doing? he said, let me tell you. reid, pelosi, obama. we believe americans love entitlements and once we get you hooked on entitlement, they will never let it go. sounds like nothing more than trying to hook someone like a drug dealer. is that what entitlements do, mccue dependent? make you feel less and what less? [applause] if that is not a moral issue, if what we're doing to the next generation, this entitlement attitude, if that is not a moral issue, i do not know what is. we have an obligation. we have an obligation as americans to do what my grandfather and father did for me. to leave our country better than we found it. a lot of tough things going on right now. i feel blessed to be h
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both want us to have good schools. both want us to have businesses that create jobs. we disagree vehemently on how we go about doing those things. the democratic party generally once the government to do more. we have seen that. it has not worked the past couple of years. it is one got a lot of republicans elected in the house. we have a different mindset. we believe businesses, churches, the private sector is where the focus should be. host: 15 minutes left with our guest, and joe walsh from illinois. member of the small business committee, tea party caucus, member of the republican study committee. tell us about yourself how did you get to your way of thinking? guest: born and raised in chicago. i did some social work, i was a teacher. i have worked, from day one, to advance free-market causes. what i worked on the longest was school choice, school vouchers. given the choice to families to allow -- giving family is the choice to decide where they want to send their kids to school. the more we ask government to do, the less we ask of ourselves. that has always been m
both want us to have good schools. both want us to have businesses that create jobs. we disagree vehemently on how we go about doing those things. the democratic party generally once the government to do more. we have seen that. it has not worked the past couple of years. it is one got a lot of republicans elected in the house. we have a different mindset. we believe businesses, churches, the private sector is where the focus should be. host: 15 minutes left with our guest, and joe walsh from...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q & a.org. q&a are also available at c-span podcasts. >> next live, your calls and comments on "washington journal." then live at 10:00 a.m., remarks on the e.p.a. and hoil dependence by congressman henry waxman. and live at noon, the national association of attorneys general discuss ways the state and federal government can cooperate on legal issues. today, n.p.r. president and c.e.o. vivian shiller will discuss the future of radio. she'll also present her case for continued public support for the 40-year-old media organization. the house of representatives recently voted to eliminate funding for public broadcasting in the 2011 budget. and last week, senators introduced legislation that would end federal funding for public radio and television stations. live coverage of her remarks at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> we see a world of broadband and broadcast. some see a world where broadcast goes away, and we think that's a huge mistake. >> tonight, the future of broadcast television with the
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they would do what they could to help us get back on track. one writer said he would vote for and orange juice can if it were running against barack obama. host: beth on the republicans line. caller: thank you for airing all this. i was glad many of the speakers talked about what is going on in public schools. the holy grail of extreme liberalism -- not all democrats but controlling what our children learn and how they learn it. and as for nominees for the republican nomination, i think we have to acknowledge -- i think we have to acknowledge two things. that many of the common identities of the front runners have an albatross around their neck that they cannot win the general lection. newt gingrich, mike huckabee, mitt romney, michele bachmann, cannot win in a general election. the idea should be to beat the current administration, to win and not to have our favorites unnecessarily nominated. if i had to pick one at this point, i would say tim pawlenty. governor christie has been adamant. i think he needs more experience under his belt. hopef
they would do what they could to help us get back on track. one writer said he would vote for and orange juice can if it were running against barack obama. host: beth on the republicans line. caller: thank you for airing all this. i was glad many of the speakers talked about what is going on in public schools. the holy grail of extreme liberalism -- not all democrats but controlling what our children learn and how they learn it. and as for nominees for the republican nomination, i think we have...
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but she has been a great blessing to us. i always say that she makes us better. her humanity, the gift of love that she is. in the eyes of the world, she cannot do a lot. she cannot see herself. -- feed herself. she does not talk, she makes noises. she may not ever be able to talk or walk, but she can love. she is infectious in our family. she is a great gift. >> there is no easy way to go from that to my next question. as you think about this presidential campaign, how do you get the nomination? what is your strategy? >> just put 1 foot in front of the other. i feel like this is a situation where i had no intention of doing this in the first place. things just sort of happen. if this is what is supposed to happen, you just go out there and you take them one at a time. i did not know any other way to do it. there is no grand strategy. you go out to iowa and see how well you can do that. then you go out to new hampshire. there is no one is the strategy. you pick this state and do well here and there. my feeling is that if you are going to do this, go out and compe
but she has been a great blessing to us. i always say that she makes us better. her humanity, the gift of love that she is. in the eyes of the world, she cannot do a lot. she cannot see herself. -- feed herself. she does not talk, she makes noises. she may not ever be able to talk or walk, but she can love. she is infectious in our family. she is a great gift. >> there is no easy way to go from that to my next question. as you think about this presidential campaign, how do you get the...
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here is our oil, take us, tell us how much you've taken. if you don't think that's the right way to do business, congress and the administration is treating taxpayers if they have a fiduciary responsibility to manage assets. we do support the markey fix, but we also worked ghostly with mr. chairman issa. i think there's a real potential for a bipartisan solution on this and from the taxpayers do this to the over. >> thank you. >> i think the gentleman. >> for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for the presentations from the entire board. mr. dodaro, i didn't know for sure, but i was listening to the language and i thought he picked up the pittsburgh and i'm glad to see -- is jim dodaro your brother clerics okay, it's the pittsburgh and the boys. listen, thank you for your presentation today. i come to this committee with a background that includes time as united states attorney and in that capacity came in just after september 11 when we were dealing with issues of terrorism. we share responsibilities and other committe
here is our oil, take us, tell us how much you've taken. if you don't think that's the right way to do business, congress and the administration is treating taxpayers if they have a fiduciary responsibility to manage assets. we do support the markey fix, but we also worked ghostly with mr. chairman issa. i think there's a real potential for a bipartisan solution on this and from the taxpayers do this to the over. >> thank you. >> i think the gentleman. >> for five minutes....
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they need to get jobs for us. i used to work construction. i'm putting out application four, five, six in a week. somewhere down the line, we'll have to do something for people exhausting their unemployment benefits where is the questioning or analysis. factories, professional and business services. retail trimming jobs dealing with budget cuts the most since november. caller: hello. i was just stating that if people go back to work and allow these people to get jobs in america, there's no way our social security will expire because you paid into that. i paid into it since i was 17 years old. i'm 78 now host: thank you for your call. caller: i want to say three things number one, it is an hypocracy what is going on in america today. both of the congress coming in each morning opening up with prayer to god for direction and then they pledge the other second thing. there are other people with intelligence outside their religious belief. i can provide enough technology right now to get america 50-100 years advancement. on higher levels, i probab
they need to get jobs for us. i used to work construction. i'm putting out application four, five, six in a week. somewhere down the line, we'll have to do something for people exhausting their unemployment benefits where is the questioning or analysis. factories, professional and business services. retail trimming jobs dealing with budget cuts the most since november. caller: hello. i was just stating that if people go back to work and allow these people to get jobs in america, there's no way...
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congress tells us how much fees we can use to run the bank. host: and then you have to give the rest back to the treasury? ok. what about corporate welfare programs? guest: there is a profit so i do not seek -- we are making a profit. host: susan, a republican, go ahead. caller: hi, greata ta. i do not understand why we are not partnering with israel because israel is all electric with their cars. they have all their stations set up. i do not understand why we cannot bring that over there. guest: we do some business with israel at the u.s. export-import bank. i think you are seeing innovation. you are seeing it with the new chevy vault. we just increase the fuel efficiency standards for cars. we are trying to move in that direction. sometimes it takes longer to get all the pieces in line. host: another tweak for you. defined a small business. guest: if it is defined by the fda. the fda looks at what business you are in and the characteristics of the industry. they look at the divide between small and large. generally for the u.s. export- impor
congress tells us how much fees we can use to run the bank. host: and then you have to give the rest back to the treasury? ok. what about corporate welfare programs? guest: there is a profit so i do not seek -- we are making a profit. host: susan, a republican, go ahead. caller: hi, greata ta. i do not understand why we are not partnering with israel because israel is all electric with their cars. they have all their stations set up. i do not understand why we cannot bring that over there....
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why that buys us a great deal. you might ask yourself why in the world do we have nuclear aircraft carriers, what do they do? other countries that are allies of ours don't have ships like that, why would we? the reason is, if you think about america and the globe, america is sitting there a little bit to a degree by itself, and our two main trading partners, europe and all the way around to china, japan and india, those trading partners are a considerable distance around the world. it is in our interest because of all the things that we buy that are traded that we protect those trade routes from some hedge monothat might want to cause trouble. -- from some hegemon that might want to cause trouble. so we have our nuclear aircraft carriers to go to the other side of the world and conduct operations without worrying about filling these things up and that's the reason why we have a lot of national defense. this started a long time ago. you can see this blue line here talks about our defense and what's going on with def
why that buys us a great deal. you might ask yourself why in the world do we have nuclear aircraft carriers, what do they do? other countries that are allies of ours don't have ships like that, why would we? the reason is, if you think about america and the globe, america is sitting there a little bit to a degree by itself, and our two main trading partners, europe and all the way around to china, japan and india, those trading partners are a considerable distance around the world. it is in our...
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i used to work there. i was in the green room and the president decided to double down and get this bill passed. who cared about the public opinions? he was going to have the house passed it. i said where you doing? you are going to destroy yourself in the election. the public is against what you are doing. what are you doing? he said, let me tell you. reid, pelosi, obama. we believe americans love entitlements and once we get you hooked on entitlement, they will never let it go. sounds like nothing more than trying to hook someone like a drug dealer. is that what entitlements do, mccue dependent? make you feel less and what less? [applause] if that is not a moral issue, if what we're doing to the next generation, this entitlement attitude, if that is not a moral issue, i do not know what is. we have an obligation. we have an obligation as americans to do what my grandfather and father did for me. to leave our country better than we found it. a lot of tough things going on right now. i feel blessed to be h
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you can e-mail us and find us on twitter. you can send us a note and we will read it on the air this morning. take a look at the analysis in the "new york times." here is a report. that is what we are going off of this morning. we are looking into what must be done. one newspaper says, now what? let's go to our democrats line in district heights, md.. caller: be good morning. -- good morning. i think the united states should stop acting like a gang of going into every neighborhood starting trouble. this leader is like a scared cat back in a corner. he can wreak havoc if he knows he will be murdered. when i saw a admiral mullen on c-span yesterday, he was lying. the bottom line is this. if you destroy the infrastructure -- italy has allowed the influence on north africa and what has been going on there. let the other allies do something for a change. it is going to be hell to pay if we get too involved. we cannot go all over the globe acting like a teenager with their parents' club. host: let's go to wendy in fort lauderdale,
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can you tell us why? >> the existing recommendation from the japanese government was to evacuate out to 20 kilometers. >> explain the reason for it. >> the reason was because the radiation sources that were being developed because of equipment failure and what we believe is a significant amount of fuel damage. units 12 and three were operating during the time of the earthquake -- units one, too, and three were operating during the time of the earthquake. all of those factors taken into combination, that same type the real logical problem existed in the united states, if that were so, our recommendation to state government would be to evacuate up to 50 miles. >> that is a really good point. i am asking you -- do you know how many people live within 50 miles of san no free nuclear power plant? >> i do not know. >> i will tell you. 7.4 million people. and we have a state report that says to us and the nrc has not looked at their recommendations, the california energy commission, that they sent. this was what
can you tell us why? >> the existing recommendation from the japanese government was to evacuate out to 20 kilometers. >> explain the reason for it. >> the reason was because the radiation sources that were being developed because of equipment failure and what we believe is a significant amount of fuel damage. units 12 and three were operating during the time of the earthquake -- units one, too, and three were operating during the time of the earthquake. all of those factors...
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thank you for being so frank with us when you appear before us. >> in your statement, you indicated that, until we see a sustained period of terror procreation, which cannot consider this recovery to be truly established. is that this says that despite the claims from the academics to the contrary, this indicates that the recession has not yet bottomed out? >> again, the recession is a technical term. it means that the claim -- that the decline has stopped. we have been this risk would be consumers would see unemployment going back up. today with this confidence. he would have decreasing grass that it would stall out. if that is the risk. >> i assume part of the goal is to provide an influx of capital in the economy to ensure that have adequate capital to lynn for commercial purposes and a staff. i learned to call your attention to a proposed regulation that could have a devastating impact. the irs r ule would force banks to hand over information on foreign deposits. the irs would turn it over to the home country. it could be between 200 and $400 billion. that could in the very harmful t
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jonathan joins us from "the wall street journal." give us the latest. as people woke up in america this morning, how are they analyzing what happens in japan last night? guest: in terms of investor psychology, this was not something the market had been expecting. to be sure, the market was on edge is simply because of the middle east developments that have been having in -- that have been happening. you have a lot of people waking up very early in the morning in the united states and instead of checking what happened in libya overnight, now they are suddenly looking at tokyo. you have to keep in mind that japan is the world's third largest economy now. for many years, the second- largest. it is still a very important country and an important economy for the world. people are looking for any escalation of the nuclear situation. that is potentially the biggest overhang now. host: hal influential is what happened to the end world -- to the yen worldwide? how influential is the yen? guest: it's been a very important part of the run-up that we've seen, not j
jonathan joins us from "the wall street journal." give us the latest. as people woke up in america this morning, how are they analyzing what happens in japan last night? guest: in terms of investor psychology, this was not something the market had been expecting. to be sure, the market was on edge is simply because of the middle east developments that have been having in -- that have been happening. you have a lot of people waking up very early in the morning in the united states and...
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bob rates us from florida -- bob writes us from florida. looking at the news, the 2012 election race heats up. in "the wall street journal" -- "in the effort to defeat president obama." also, looking at other news, "usa today" -- the profiles one woman who says she is mistaken for somebody's wife whenever she walks in the front door of the v.a. center. she says there's an attitude that women did not serve their country. "they think veterans are men, not women. it is an attitude the department of veterans affairs wants to change." the caller honor -- a caller on the line for democrats. hi. caller: in order for the government to work and be effective, it requires that the people are actively engaged and have a memory enough to hold the government accountable. so long as we continue to have an easy and vote for the same party that does not have our best interest in mind. , -- so long as we continue to have amnesia and vote for the same party that does not have our best interest in mind. please have the memory and remember who put us in this si
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measures used to save our lives. children who have had cancer often experience confusion and embarrassment as they try to return to a so-called normal life and are dealing with the physical side effects related to their cancer and treatment. i can attest to that. several years ago, when cancer struck me, i fought so hard for my life. i had countless needle pricks, blood transfusions, vomitting and physical therapy so i could live to see the sun rise and the snow fall. i'm so grateful to be alive. still, the aftermath from the cancer treatments that i have endured have affected me in many of the serving ways. every morning i wake up with the ringing in my ear, which never stops. i have trouble with my memory and i may never be able to have children on my own. how ironic that i fought so hard to save my own life, yet now, i may never be able to give life. and senators, i'm considered one of the success stories. although there has been a significant increase in the cure rate of childhood cancer, children still are getti
measures used to save our lives. children who have had cancer often experience confusion and embarrassment as they try to return to a so-called normal life and are dealing with the physical side effects related to their cancer and treatment. i can attest to that. several years ago, when cancer struck me, i fought so hard for my life. i had countless needle pricks, blood transfusions, vomitting and physical therapy so i could live to see the sun rise and the snow fall. i'm so grateful to be...
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you can also find us on e-mail and you can also send us your comments by twitter. we will read some of those on the air this morning. this is the story from "the baltimore sun." host: echoing comments made by a number of administration officials over the last week, the white house william davies told "meet the press" that the white house is looking at the options. we will take a look of the, a few moments. should the u.s. open the oil reserves? should there be a marker of a gas price? should there be another way where that decision is made? let's go to michael on the line for independents. good morning. caller: yes, good morning. you have a great show. i have knowledge of the oil reserves. canada, 31% of u.s. oil. mexico, 28%. nigeria and venezuela, 16% each. arab world is only 4%. the oil reserves were bought during the bush administration under the iraq war clause. when president clinton went out just 20% of the oil reserves bought by bush, sr., oil fell 2/3. if he lets out just the oil glut in the iraq war, oil should be down around $40 per barrel. thank you ver
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us. i want to start by taking a moment to recognize your hard work on the american queen in ag and security act in the previous congress. the house passage was a success. it would have lowered production costs by spurring investment in clean energy technology while controlling costs. thanks to his leadership, it had broadbased support that it needed to win final approval in the house of representatives. unfortunately, [unintelligible] from passing complementary legislation and given the hill, we'reoliticacapitol unlikely to see a similar package,. the bill pointed the country in the right direction. i have no doubt that the u.s. will move down the path of -- outlined by chairman waxman and congressman markey. the center for american progress and the fund had focused on shaping strong markets, investing in world- class infrastructure. they will create certainty for clean energy investors and businesses while building a foundation for robust future growth. these technologies will help the l
us. i want to start by taking a moment to recognize your hard work on the american queen in ag and security act in the previous congress. the house passage was a success. it would have lowered production costs by spurring investment in clean energy technology while controlling costs. thanks to his leadership, it had broadbased support that it needed to win final approval in the house of representatives. unfortunately, [unintelligible] from passing complementary legislation and given the hill,...
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us. yesterday the house was able to pass a two week resolution to keep the government funded past the deadline of this friday. break it down. caller: it was pretty overwhelming. most republicans in the house voted for it, including most of the freshman. there were also possibly a hundred democrats that joined the republicans. even though there were cuts that the president said that he approved of, party unity is important and constant, particularly in the minority when it will not help the majority. host: when you look at the overall votes, a good chunk of democrats wound up voting for this continuing resolution. caller: correct. it was a tactical move for hacks -- house republican leaders to come up with a plan that included cuts that democrats were supportive of. host: steny hoyer voted for the resolution. nancy pelosi voted against it. caller: i would not make too much of it other than steny hoyer tends to be more center- left and left left -- than left- left. the minority leader proba
us. yesterday the house was able to pass a two week resolution to keep the government funded past the deadline of this friday. break it down. caller: it was pretty overwhelming. most republicans in the house voted for it, including most of the freshman. there were also possibly a hundred democrats that joined the republicans. even though there were cuts that the president said that he approved of, party unity is important and constant, particularly in the minority when it will not help the...
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tell us what's going on. guest: that's the front page in all our papers right across the chain in canada today. kind of an odd thing. we're starting our general election campaign. we're likely going to elect a new federal government in may and unlike in america where elections are fixed for the president, for the congress are held every four years in canada the prime minister of the country has to govern with the confidence of the house of commons. the prime minister's name is not on the ballot. you elect a member of his party and the guy who gets to be prime minister is the guy who gets more members of that party. and the prime minister yesterday lost the confidence of the house of commons. he holds a flurry ralt of seats but doesn't have a majority. he lost a vote. his opponents voted him down. and that means we're off to the races. it's kind of an odd situation in the sense that the prime minister will be arguing that canada is doing well coming out of this recession. we've created about 400,000 net new jo
tell us what's going on. guest: that's the front page in all our papers right across the chain in canada today. kind of an odd thing. we're starting our general election campaign. we're likely going to elect a new federal government in may and unlike in america where elections are fixed for the president, for the congress are held every four years in canada the prime minister of the country has to govern with the confidence of the house of commons. the prime minister's name is not on the...
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social security uses technology for verification, department of justice will use a certain procedure and protocol on that. have you do different things you ought to have one standard and cost for these things. >> that's terrific, mr. dodaro. >> mr. davis talked within each agency, and i do agree with his suggestions in terms of forcing people to come up with recommendations. but many things we point out in our report or multiple agencies involved in the same area and we believe the only way this is going to get assault despite high levels within the administration. owen b. needs to play a very critical role in this endeavor and the congress does as well to provide the right type of incentives. for example, one of the areas that's not mention what we are going to work on it, it's in our high-risk list is the disabilities programs. it is about 200 different disabilities programs, and because of our insistence working with omb on the high risk set of meetings i talked about before, it brought together all the agencies involved in that process. it was one of the first time as they ever m
social security uses technology for verification, department of justice will use a certain procedure and protocol on that. have you do different things you ought to have one standard and cost for these things. >> that's terrific, mr. dodaro. >> mr. davis talked within each agency, and i do agree with his suggestions in terms of forcing people to come up with recommendations. but many things we point out in our report or multiple agencies involved in the same area and we believe the...
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what can you tell us? caller: starting with damages, you concede that with it being broadcast around the world communities are being wiped out. whole areas have not been reached or searched around the city. they said in a news conference earlier that they were certain the death toll half would be 10,000. people are talking about an all- time death toll being in the tens of thousands. host: what is the impact on the country as a whole. what have top officials been telling people so far? caller: they have been regular in the news conferences and on television telling people to behave calmly. not to panic. here in tokyo there are very few signs of real panic. some companies are moving their staff further away until things become more clear. but for the most part things in tokyo are going on fairly normally. host: what else should we know? what else are you looking for over the next few hours? the next few days? caller: we will still be at the top of list. if things go well as the weeks go on, we will be looki
what can you tell us? caller: starting with damages, you concede that with it being broadcast around the world communities are being wiped out. whole areas have not been reached or searched around the city. they said in a news conference earlier that they were certain the death toll half would be 10,000. people are talking about an all- time death toll being in the tens of thousands. host: what is the impact on the country as a whole. what have top officials been telling people so far? caller:...
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they should report to us, the f.a.a. should report to us. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from connecticut. the chair: the gentleman is recognized 1 -- recognized for a minute and a half. mr. himes: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the amendment that's at the desk. the redesign of the airspace over new york-new jersey, philadelphia to improve our air travel. the redesign was badly implemented from the start and used flawed prors. plans for this redesign have moved forward without proper input from stakeholders and without regard to the parties who are affected, notably, many of my constituents. planes have been rerouted to fly over southwestern connecticut upon dissent into new york airports, my stwets have begun to hear unprecedented noise levels. not a day goes by that i don't hear this from my constituents. i call upon the f.a.a. to simply study alternatives. we know that there are good alternatives. this should be done prudently and car
they should report to us, the f.a.a. should report to us. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from connecticut. the chair: the gentleman is recognized 1 -- recognized for a minute and a half. mr. himes: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the amendment that's at the desk. the redesign of the airspace over new york-new jersey, philadelphia to improve our air travel. the redesign was badly implemented...
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i used the rules and the use the rules and eventually, he prevailed after we lost the majority. i think that's sort of thing it needs to be used with discretion and on rare occasions. it makes it very hard to get things that need to be done because the other side will go into the nuclear option mode and you'll get nothing accomplished. the bottom line for may is having served there been in the majority and minority, tom daschle went back and forth three or four times between the two, when i came out the other side of it after 19 years in the senate i felt it was a pretty good place. one of my last night's in the senate i had a long discussion. we had a dope voterama. we would vote 70 or 80 times in a row. i was standing in the well with jon kyl maybe lindsey graham, kent conrad, chris dodd and joe lieberman. we were talking about how stupid we looked. what was the problem? was that the rules? was the institution itself? we're talking about all that. i said it is not the rules. it is not the institution. the rules could be changed to stop the voteramas. the problem is us. we are
i used the rules and the use the rules and eventually, he prevailed after we lost the majority. i think that's sort of thing it needs to be used with discretion and on rare occasions. it makes it very hard to get things that need to be done because the other side will go into the nuclear option mode and you'll get nothing accomplished. the bottom line for may is having served there been in the majority and minority, tom daschle went back and forth three or four times between the two, when i...